“You Shall Not Bounce:” Ian McKellan on Filming the Balrog Sequence
by Susana Polo | 5:26 pm, November 7th
He’s Gandalf and Magneto, and we will never get over it.
(via Reddit.)
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Universal to Build Lord of the Rings Theme Park?
by Susana Polo | 12:55 pm, August 14th
According to the ever vigilant blastr, a number of people over at the Disney bulletin boards have been receiving surveys from Universal that are essentially testing the enthusiasm for a Lord of the Rings themed park a la The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Posts quote the survey as saying:
Read on...Imagine if you will a world unlike any you’ve ever visited before: it’s Middle Earth, the ancient and beautiful land forged by J.R.R. Tolkien as the backdrop for his two most well known creations, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Walk as a human among dwarves, elves, orcs and hobbits—all faithfully recreated and portrayed in the spirit of the original characters as they appeared in both the books and the movies.
5 Projects That Guillermo del Toro Should Do Now That He’s Not Doing The Hobbit
by Susana Polo | 6:05 pm, June 4th
At the beginning of this week we were saddened by the news that Guillermo del Toro will no longer be working on The Hobbit movie. Among other things, we were really looking forward to seeing his Mirkwood, and to watching Weta Workshop‘s triumphant return to Middle Earth. But we are comforting ourselves by imagining all the other projects he is now free to pursue.
Below, we outline four of our Guillermo del Toro dream projects, and a few bonus projects that, you know, might actually happen.
Read on...14 of the Best Geekiest Beers
Given beer's pervasive place in human history, it's not surprising that the geeky pastimes of drinkers would eventually rub off on the beers themselves. The result is a veritable cornucopia of nerdy beers, 14 of which are right here.
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Eric Limer
I'm trying to come up with a control scheme where I can use my xbox 360 controller for leisurely web surfing. It's....interesting.
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James Plafke
For a show about a sport I don't really dig, Friday Night Lights is an alright show.
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Eric Limer
Just spent a few hours playing Kyntt. Stunning, cute little game. Highly recommended.
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Max
Wanna create work flows, wanna make it all work work work.
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James Plafke
I am jealous Elmo got to make out with Kristin Chenoweth.
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Eric Limer
I swear under my breath A LOT. This must make people near by me very uncomfortable. That being said, I have no intentions of stopping.
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Max
Court is now in session at the Burp Castle.
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Eric Limer
I don't look at my finances as often as I should which is the main reason why I don't often want to look at my finances.
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Max
Desert PolyBus: The game where you drive to Reno and then die.
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Eric Limer
If I wrote a webcomic, every strip would be titled "Get it? GET IT?!"
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Max
Got chili oil on my hands and face. It hurts. A lot.
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Eric Limer
Suddenly I remember what I hate about PC gaming. Mainly never having a computer that can actually do it.
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James Plafke
The halftime show taught me that football-watching men drinking beer who love seeing muscular men beat each other up really like to vogue.
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Max
Pestering your friends at 8am is how you show you care, right? #hopeso
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Eric Limer
Twitter is like RiffTrax for EVERYTHING.
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James Plafke
I know global warming is scary, but not having a winter was pretty cool. I didn't have to spend money on shoes for the snow.
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Eric Limer
I hereby apologize to all persons --past, present and future-- who have the misfortune of hearing me "sing" dubstep songs.
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Max
Even Facebook's Timeline thinks I could have done more with my life.
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Max
I did that thing where Facebook turns your Timeline into a movie. Mine had pictures of ducks and foliage set to really dramatic music.
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Max
"But I don't wanna go to the dog show!"
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